Portola

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Portola town teamArea: Plumas (Portola)Year: 1913

Portola town teamArea: Plumas (Portola)Year: 1913

Description: Action shots from good old days at local ball field.

Portola town teamArea: Plumas (Portola)Year: 1920

Portola Baseball FieldArea: Plumas (Portola)Year: 1945

Description:Picture was taken at Portola baseball field with old wooden backstop. The field is no longer there as it was replaced by the current high school and softball diamonds.

Portola town teamArea: Plumas (Portola)Year: 1945

Description: The Portola town team wore hand-me-down uniforms donated by the Sacramento Solons which at the time was a team in the Pacific Coast League. At the end of World War II, the Feather River League was formed and over the years included teams from towns of Portola, Graeagle, Quincy (American Valley Giants and Quincy Red Sox, an all-Black club), Sloat, Greenville, Chester, Stead Air Force Base (Reno), Carson City State Prison, Susanville and Herlong Army Base (ammunition depot) among others.

Description: Team displays 4-foot tall trophy after winning the Feather River League title. Other town teams in the league included Chester, Westwood, Quincy, Sloat and Greenville, many sponsored by local merchants as with Portola.

Description:Picture was taken at Portola baseball field with old wooden backstop. The field is no longer there as it was replaced by the current high school and softball diamonds.

Portola town teamArea: Plumas (Portola)Year: 1945

Description: The Portola town team wore hand-me-down uniforms donated by the Sacramento Solons which at the time was a team in the Pacific Coast League. At the end of World War II, the Feather River League was formed and over the years included teams from towns of Portola, Graeagle, Quincy (American Valley Giants and Quincy Red Sox, an all-Black club), Sloat, Greenville, Chester, Stead Air Force Base (Reno), Carson City State Prison, Susanville and Herlong Army Base (ammunition depot) among others.

Description: Team displays 4-foot tall trophy after winning the Feather River League title. Other town teams in the league included Chester, Westwood, Quincy, Sloat and Greenville, many sponsored by local merchants as with Portola.